In the present world, skills are more important than degrees. Getting an MBA was awesome during old times. At present i strongly believe rather than MBA one should do the jobs of sales person/Customer representative/Public relation manager to get the skill sets of what so called MBA. Event management also helps one pursue the skills of MBA.
We should remember time is money. Investing our time in above mentioned jobs will save both time and money. In other words, there is no point in spending huge amount of money towards a MBA degree. We need to stop spending money on higher level degrees and start focusing on skill sets required for a particular set of job.
There are many online tools available to master the skills of what is required for our jobs. I would suggest TED talks could be a great source for the new skills.
Note : If your organization is looking for MBA degree in your portfolio for promotions etc – then this article is helpless in that case.
I admit Im negative about all this MBA crap. Either you are smart and capable or you arent, all the letters in the world wont help you when things go bad. Some of the most capable people I have worked with didnt have a standard degree education.
Thank you so much for your opinion scalextrix. Always real winners are people with skills, not with academic degrees.
I want an MBA so I could teach.